Cinder-fender for car-wwdows



(NoModeL) G. W. SMITH. Cinder Fender for Car Window. No. 233,883.Patented Nov. 2, 1880.

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GEORGE W. SMITH, OF JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA.

ClNDER-FENDER FOR CAR-WINDOWS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 233,883, dated November2, 1880.

Application filed September 4, 1880. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. SMITH, of Jacksonville, Duval county,Florida, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Ginder-Fendersfor Gar-\Vindows, of which the following description, in connection withthe accompanying drawings, is a specification.

My invention relates to cinder-fenders for car-windows, and has for itsobject to produce a fender of simple and cheap construction, which maybe adjustable in length to be used with windows opened at differentheights, and which can be closed together to occupy small space forconvenient transportation when not in use.

This improved fender consists, essentially, of two plates of sheet metalstruck up or offset at one edge to form an angular projection adapted tofit within the sash-groove of the window-frame, one of the said platesbeing preferably turned over at its edges to form grooves to embrace thecorresponding edges of the other plate, which may slide in the saidgrooves. The said plates are each beveled or inclined at one end tocorrespond with the bevel of the window-sill, and when the two portionsare placed together the ends that are beveled form the extremities ofthe whole fender and incline in opposite directions, so

that one end may be placed on the sill when used upon one side of thewindow, and the other end when used on the other side, the

' fender being inverted.

When the two portions are closed together so as to wholly overlap oneanother they occupy scarcely more space than either alone, and canreadilybe carried in avalise or in the pocket.

The invention further consists in the combination, with two slidingportions, of a fastening device adapted to fasten the said portionstogether when drawn out past one another different amounts, so as tomake the whole fender of different lengths to enable it to be fitted ina window opened at any .desired distance; also, in the combination, withtwo pertions, adapted to slide on one another and provided withfastening devices, of a scale upon one of the said portions to indicatethe entire extent of the fender or the amount of opening of the windowto correspond therewith also,

in details of construction of the fastening device.

Figure l is a perspective view of the interior of the car and aoar-fender constructed in accordance with my invention in the windowthereof; Fig. 2, a front elevation of a fender when fastened in positionfor use; Fig. 3, a side elevation thereof, showing the offset portion tofit the groove of the \vindow-jamb; Fig. 4, an end view thereof; Fig. 5,a froi'lt elevation of the fender when folded up for transportation;Fig. 6, a detail, showing the fastening device enlarged; and Figs. 7 and8, front and sectional views of a modification, showina different kindof fastening device.

The fender is composed mainly of two portions, at b, of sheet metalstruck up to form an oifset, c, of proper shape to fit the sash-groovecl in the window-jamh. The portions or plates at l) are beveled orinclined at their ends 2 to correspond to the usual incline of thewindowsill c, as shown in Fig. 1, where the portion 1) rests upon thesaid sill.

If the fender were to be used upon the other side of the window, as whenthe train is going in the opposite direction, the said fender would beinverted, and the inclined edge 2 of the portion a would rest on thesill e, the offset portion 0 then being in proper position to restwithin the sash-groove.

One of the two plates, as the one I), is preferably turned over at itsedges, 3, to embrace the edges of the other plate, a, to thus hold thetwo portions firml y together, giving them rigidity, but admitting offree longitudinal or sliding movement of one upon the other. When slidpast one another or closed together, as shown in Fig. 5, the two platesoecupy a slightly greater space than either alone, and may be readilycarried by travelers.

When desired to put them in use in the car, the two portions are drawnover one another until the entire length of the fender along the edge 0is as great as the height to which it is desired to open the window, andwhich is indicated by the scale t. (Shown in Fig. 2.) This scale ismarked on the edge of the portion a, and the number oppposite which theedge of the plate I) is placed indicates, for example, the number ofinches that the window is to be opened.

When extended to the desired distance the two plates are fastenedtogether by the fastening device 122, shown as an arm pivoted at 4 onthe edge of plate a, and provided with a tongue, 11, adapted to passthrough an opening in the plate a, into one of a series of openings, 5,in line therewith in the plate I), and thus lock the two plates togetherand prevent all further longitudinal movement of one plate upon theother.

A small projection, 6, (see Fig. 6,) prevents the tongue 12 from beingaccidentally withdrawn from the hole 5, a slight movement of the platestoward one another bringing the edge of the plate I) under the saidprojection. The scale 2 besides indicating the extent of the fender,also indicates when the holes 5 of the plate bare in proper position toreceive the tongue at of the fastening m.

\Nhen desired to unfasten the plates to change the extent of the fender,or to close it up for transportation, the two plates are drawn apart aslight distance to disengage the projection 6, after which the tongue atof the fastener m is withdrawn from the holes by turning the fastener onits pivot4, when the plates are free to slide. A projection, 0, on thefastener m, enables it to be easily moved by the operator.

In a modification shown in Fig. 7 the fastener m is made as aspring-arm, tending, by its elasticity, to throw the tongue a into theholes 5, and in this instance the projection 6 is not needed, but it isnecessary to hold the tongue at out of engagemei'it with the holes 5while sliding the plates.

When the fender is extended to the desired distance and the plates arefastened together by the fastener m, the offset 0 is placed in thesash-groove d and the window shut down upon it, the ends of the offsets0 being inclined, as shown at 7, to correspond with the bevel of theunder edge of the sash. When in this position the fender will besecurely held by the pressure of the window thereon, and will preventthe ingress of any sparks or dirt to the car, it causing an outwardcurrent of air from the car.

If desired, the groove 3 at the edge of the plate Z) might be dispensedwith, and the two plates fastened together with a thumb-screw,

passing through a slot in one plate and screwing into the other.

I do not broadly claim a fender to be held in the sash-groove beneaththe window to prevent the ingress of cinders, nor do I claim making sucha fender in two portions, to enable them to be stored in a small space.

1. In a cinder-fender for car-windows, two main portions arranged toslide past one another to extend the length of the fender, and afastening device to prevent further sliding inovementto give thefenderthe desiredlength, the said fender thus extended beingadapted tobe held by the weight of the window-sash in place between the said sashand windowsill, substantially as described.

2. In a cinderfbnder, two main portions arranged to slide past oneanother, and a fast-' ening device to hold them when overlapped anydesired amount, and a scale on one of the said portions to indicate, inco-operation with the edge of the other portion, the effective length ofthe fender, or the amount of opening of the window in which it is held,substantially as described.

3. In a cinder-fender for ear-windows, the two portions arranged toslide past one another, and the fastening device pivoted to one of thesaid portions, and provided with a tongue to pass into and engage one ofa series of openings in the other portion, and a projection on the saidtongue to prevent it from being accidentally withdrawn from the saidopening, substantially as described.

4. As a new article of manufacture, a cinder-fender for car-windows,composed of two pieces of sheet metal adapted to slide past one another,each piece being struck up or offset at its edge to fit within thesashgroove of the window-jamb, and beveled at one end to correspond withthe slope of the window-sill, substantially as described.

In testimony whereofI have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

GEORGE WV. SMITH.

Witnesses:

Jos. l. LIVERMORE, L. F. (JoNNoR.

